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[Men's Basketball] Jennings, Southern Poly outlast Lee for SSAC men's crown

Matt Green — 2010-03-06T20:46:29-06:00

Rome, Ga. - Second-seeded Southern Polytechnic State University rallied from an 11-point first half deficit and got a second tournament double-double from Brent Jennings en route to a 69-63 victory over No. 1-seed Lee University in the championship game of the 2010 Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships.

[Women's Basketball] Southern Poly clips Lee for first SSAC crown

Matt Green — 2010-03-06T18:29:23-06:00

Rome, Ga. - In a season filled with so many firsts, head coach Nate Teymer and his Southern Polytechnic State University Runnin' Hornets can add one more to the ever-growing list: Southern States Athletic Conference champion. Behind 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals from Tournament MVP Marissa Stotler, second-seeded Southern Poly earned a 59-51 victory over No. 1-seed Lee University in the finals of the 2010 SSAC Women's Basketball Championships, securing the league's automatic berth into the NAIA National Championships held March 17-23 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn.

[Men's Basketball] Lee sets up No. 1 vs. No. 2 title showdown with 70-60 win over Faulkner

Matt Green — 2010-03-05T21:13:38-06:00

Rome, Ga. - Top-seed Lee University got a game-high 31 points from Jerel Blocker en route to a 70-60 victory over fifth-seeded Faulkner University in the semifinals of the Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships at The Forum in Rome, Ga.

[Women's Basketball] McKinnon, Nelson power top-seeded Lady Flames into Championship Saturday

Matt Green — 2010-03-05T19:39:25-06:00

Rome, Ga. - Brooke McKinnon scored a game-high 18 points and top-seeded Lee University held No. 5-seed Auburn University-Montgomery without a field goal for the first 11 minutes of the second half as the Lady Flames earned a trip to the SSAC championship game with a 53-35 win over the Lady Senators on Friday night at The Forum in Rome, Ga.

[Men's Basketball] Rogers' late FT propels second-seeded Southern Poly to championship game

Matt Green — 2010-03-05T17:20:07-06:00

Rome, Ga. - Jas Rogers made a free throw with 0.5 seconds remaining to lift second-seeded Southern Polytechnic State University to a 56-53 victory over No. 3-seed Auburn University-Montgomery in the semifinals of the Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships on Friday evening at The Forum in Rome, Ga.

[Women's Basketball] No. 2 Southern Poly advances to title game with 59-43 win over Shorter

Matt Green — 2010-03-05T15:28:52-06:00

Rome, Ga. - SSAC Newcomer of the Year Marissa Stotler scored 20 points to lead her No. 2-seeded and 18th-ranked Southern Polytechnic State University squad to a 59-43 victory over third-seeded Shorter College in the first women's semifinal of the 2010 Southern States Athletic Conference Basketball Championships.

[Men's Basketball] No. 5 Faulkner survives, eliminates fourth-seeded Emmanuel

Matt Green — 2010-03-04T22:50:35-06:00

Rome, Ga. - Adam Okechukwu scored a career-high 25 points to help fifth-seeded Faulkner University withstand a furious rally from Emmanuel College and score a 79-72 victory over the No. 4-seed Lions in the final quarterfinal contest of the Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships at The Forum in Rome, Ga., on Thursday night.

[Men's Basketball] Top-seed Lee punches semifinal ticket with rout of Brewton-Parker

Matt Green — 2010-03-04T21:27:27-06:00

Rome, Ga. - Teddrick Hardy and Jerel Blocker scored 13 and 10 points, respectively, as top-seeded Lee University routed No. 8-seed Brewton-Parker College, 66-44, in the quarterfinals of the Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships at The Forum in Rome, Ga., on Thursday night.

[Men's Basketball] Rogers, No. 2 Southern Poly outlast Southern Wesleyan

Matt Green — 2010-03-04T21:03:47-06:00

Rome, Ga. - Jas Rogers scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Brent Jennings recorded a double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds as No. 2-seed Southern Polytechnic State University survived a game effort from No. 7-seed Southern Wesleyan University to score a 76-74 victory in the quarterfinal round of the Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship.

[Men's Basketball] Auburn-Montgomery nips Shorter to advance to SSAC semis

Matt Green — 2010-03-04T20:59:08-06:00

Rome, Ga. - Nathan Thomas poured in a game-high 24 points and No. 3-seed Auburn University-Montgomery withstood a late rally from Shorter College en route to a 62-59 triumph over the sixth-seeded Hawks in the quarterfinals of the Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships at The Forum in Rome, Ga.

[Women's Basketball] Fifth-Seeded Auburn-Montgomery Gets Defensive in Quarterfinal Win Over Four-Seed Emmanuel

Scott Dunford — 2010-03-04T20:14:23-06:00

March 4, 2010

ROME, Ga. -- The fifth-seeded Auburn-Montgomery Lady Senators won with defense in a 38-34 victory over fourth-seeded Emmanuel in the final quarterfinal game of the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament at Darlington's Huffman Athletic Center on Thursday.

The Lady Senators run their win total to 15-14, while the Lady Lions end the season with a record of 18-13.

[Women's Basketball] Top-Seeded Lee Survives Buzzer Beater Against Eighth Seed Brewton Parker

Scott Dunford — 2010-03-04T18:49:08-06:00

March 4, 2010

ROME, Ga. -- The top-seeded Lee Lady Flames survive a last-second buzzer beater to win 65-63 over eighth-seeded Brewton Parker at Darlington's Huffman Athletic Center on Thursday.

The Lady Flames improve to 27-4 with the win, while the Lady Barons finish up the season with an 11-20 mark.

[Women's Basketball] Second Seed Southern Polytechnic Books Semifinal Showdown with Win Over Brenau

Scott Dunford — 2010-03-04T17:53:22-06:00

March 4, 2010

ROME, Ga. -- Second-seeded Southern Polytechnic dominated defensively to beat seventh-seed Brenau 58-36 at Darlington's Huffman Athletic Center on Thursday to book a spot in the semifinals of the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament.

With the win, SPSU improves to 27-4 this season, while BU finishes a 17-14 season.

[Women's Basketball] Third Seeded Shorter Holds on to Beat Sixth Seeded Southern Wesleyan

Scott Dunford — 2010-03-04T14:51:34-06:00

March 4, 2010

ROME, Ga. -- Shelby Farrer had 15 points to lead the third-seeded Shorter team to a 59-53 win over sixth-seeded Southern Wesleyan in the first game of the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday at Darlington's Huffman Athletic Center.

Shorter is now 22-8, while Southern Wesleyan finishes the season 14-14.

[Women's Basketball] Lady Hawk basketball donates $16,000 to Floyd's Breast Center

Matt Green — 2010-02-19T12:46:26-06:00

Rome, Ga. - The Shorter College women's basketball team understands the big picture. Because of that, the Lady Hawks were able to present one big check. On Thursday, Feb. 18 at halftime of the Shorter men's basketball game against Emmanuel College, the Shorter women's basketball program presented the Floyd Breast Center with a $16,000 donation towards cancer awareness and research projects, part of a continuing effort that has raised $31,000 for The Breast Center in the last two years and better than $100,000 in the past decade.